Two sisters are seeking legal recourse against the city of Reno over the proximity of an approved 24-hour truck stop to their homes in Verdi.

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Bill O?Driscoll
bodriscoll@rgj.com

Two sisters are seeking legal recourse against the city of Reno over the proximity of an approved 24-hour truck stop to their homes in Verdi.

Lynne Burke and Lori Archibald, who live in homes on what was their family's Garson Ranch dating to the 1800s, say the city erred in granting a variance as part of special-use permits to developers of the truck stop next to the Cabela's store along Interstate 80.

On Wednesday, Burke said the existing city ordinance, on the books since 2007, calls for truck stops to be at least 1,320 feet from any residential property. ...